What spreadsheets are to numbers, process mining is to events

Abstract

Wil van der Aalst is a full professor at RWTH Aachen University where he is leading the Pro- cess and Data Science (PADS) group. He is also part-time affiliated with Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e). Until December 2017, he was the scientific director of the Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e) and led the Architecture of Information Systems group at TU/e. His research interests include process mining, Petri nets, business process management, workflow management, process modeling, and process analysis. Wil van der Aalst has published over 220 journal papers, 20 books (as author or editor), 510 refereed conference/workshop publications, and 75 book chapters. Many of his papers are highly cited and his ideas have influenced researchers, software developers, and standardization committees working on process support. He is also an elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities, and the Academy of Europe. In 2018, he was awarded a Humboldt Professorship.